Physical properties of spectroscopically confirmed galaxies at Z ≥ 6. I. Basic characteristics of the rest-frame UV continuum and lyman-alpha emission

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dc.contributor.authorJiang, Linhua
dc.contributor.authorEgami, Eiichi
dc.contributor.authorMechtley, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorFan, Xiaohui
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Seth H.
dc.contributor.authorWindhorst, Rogier A.
dc.contributor.authorDave, Romeel
dc.contributor.authorFinlator, Kristian
dc.contributor.authorKashikawa, Nobunari
dc.contributor.authorOuchi, Masami
dc.contributor.authorShimasaku, Kazuhiro
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-11T11:46:12Z
dc.date.available2018-01-11T11:46:12Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWe present deep HST near-IR and Spitzer mid-IR observations of a large sample of spectroscopically- confirmed galaxies at z ≥ 6. The sample consists of 51 Ly-alpha emitters (LAEs) at z ≃ 5.7, 6.5, and 7.0, and 16 Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) at 5.9 ≤ z ≤ 6.5. The near-IR images were mostly obtained with WFC3 in the F125W and F160W bands, and the mid-IR images were obtained with IRAC in the 3.6μm and 4.5μm bands. Our galaxies also have deep optical imaging data from Subaru Suprime- Cam. We utilize the multi-band data and secure redshifts to derive their rest-frame UV properties. These galaxies have steep UV continuum slopes roughly between ≃ −1.5 and –3.5, with an average value of ≃ −2.3, slightly steeper than the slopes of LBGs in previous studies. The slope shows little dependence on UV continuum luminosity except for a few of the brightest galaxies. We find a statistically significant excess of galaxies with slopes around ≃ −3, suggesting the existence of very young stellar populations with extremely low metallicity and dust content. Our galaxies have moderately strong rest-frame Ly equivalent width (EW) in a range of ∼10 to ∼200 °A. The star- formation rates are also moderate, from a few to a few tens solar masses per year. The LAEs and LBGs in this sample share many common properties, implying that LAEs represent a subset of LBGs with strong Ly-alpha emission. Finally, the comparison of the UV luminosity functions between LAEs and LBGs suggests that there exists a substantial population of faint galaxies with weak Ly-alpha emission (EW < 20 °A) that could be the dominant contribution to the total ionizing flux at z ≥ 6.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Science
dc.identifier.citationJiang, L. et al. (2013). Physical properties of spectroscopically confirmed galaxies at Z ≥ 6. I. Basic characteristics of the rest-frame UV continuum and lyman-alpha emission. The Astrophysical Journal , 772: 153en_US
dc.identifier.issn0004-637x
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/773/2/153
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3380
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherAmerican Astronomical Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is a pre-print version arXiv.org (arXiv:1303.0027v2) of the article found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/773/2/153
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectCosmologyen_US
dc.subjectObservationsen_US
dc.subjectGalaxiesen_US
dc.subjectEvolutionen_US
dc.subjectHigh-redshiften_US
dc.titlePhysical properties of spectroscopically confirmed galaxies at Z ≥ 6. I. Basic characteristics of the rest-frame UV continuum and lyman-alpha emissionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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